Theme Check vs Hello Plus

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health A90

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Hello Plus moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Theme Check	Hello Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	90/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	195 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	6mo ago
Downloads · 30d	24.9K ✓	12.6K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	12% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Page Builders

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Theme CheckHello Plus

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.